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Ostraciidae

20 species in this family

The Ostraciidae family belongs to the pufferfishes, triggerfishes & boxfishes and includes 20 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

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Best-known species

Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) — Ostraciidae
Yellow boxfish
Ostracion cubicus
Ostraciidae
 Black-blotched turretfish (Tetrosomus gibbosus) — Ostraciidae
Black-blotched turretfish
Tetrosomus gibbosus
Ostraciidae
 Cow (Lactoria diaphana) — Ostraciidae
Cow
Lactoria diaphana
Ostraciidae
 Boxfish (Lactoria cornuta) — Ostraciidae
Boxfish
Lactoria cornuta
Ostraciidae
 Scrawled cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis) — Ostraciidae
Scrawled cowfish
Acanthostracion quadricornis
Ostraciidae
 Black boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) — Ostraciidae
Black boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
Ostraciidae
 Horn-nosed boxfish (Ostracion rhinorhynchos) — Ostraciidae
Horn-nosed boxfish
Ostracion rhinorhynchos
Ostraciidae
 Thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini) — Ostraciidae
Thornback cowfish
Lactoria fornasini
Ostraciidae
 Shortnose boxfish (Rhynchostracion nasus) — Ostraciidae
Shortnose boxfish
Rhynchostracion nasus
Ostraciidae
 Shell fish (Lactophrys triqueter) — Ostraciidae
Shell fish
Lactophrys triqueter
Ostraciidae

All species from A to Z

Black boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) — Ostraciidae
Black boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
Ostraciidae
 Black-blotched turretfish (Tetrosomus gibbosus) — Ostraciidae
Black-blotched turretfish
Tetrosomus gibbosus
Ostraciidae
 Bluespotted boxfish (Ostracion immaculatus) — Ostraciidae
Bluespotted boxfish
Ostracion immaculatus
Ostraciidae
 Bluetail trunkfish (Ostracion cyanurus) — Ostraciidae
Bluetail trunkfish
Ostracion cyanurus
Ostraciidae
 Boxfish (Lactoria cornuta) — Ostraciidae
Boxfish
Lactoria cornuta
Ostraciidae
 Buffalo trunkfish (Lactophrys trigonus) — Ostraciidae
Buffalo trunkfish
Lactophrys trigonus
Ostraciidae
 Cow (Lactoria diaphana) — Ostraciidae
Cow
Lactoria diaphana
Ostraciidae
 Honeycomb cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonius) — Ostraciidae
Honeycomb cowfish
Acanthostracion polygonius
Ostraciidae
 Horn-nosed boxfish (Ostracion rhinorhynchos) — Ostraciidae
Horn-nosed boxfish
Ostracion rhinorhynchos
Ostraciidae
 Island cowfish (Acanthostracion notacanthus) — Ostraciidae
Island cowfish
Acanthostracion notacanthus
Ostraciidae
 Scrawled cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis) — Ostraciidae
Scrawled cowfish
Acanthostracion quadricornis
Ostraciidae
 Shell fish (Lactophrys triqueter) — Ostraciidae
Shell fish
Lactophrys triqueter
Ostraciidae
 Shortnose boxfish (Rhynchostracion nasus) — Ostraciidae
Shortnose boxfish
Rhynchostracion nasus
Ostraciidae
 Smallspine turretfish (Tetrosomus reipublicae) — Ostraciidae
Smallspine turretfish
Tetrosomus reipublicae
Ostraciidae
 Solor boxfish (Ostracion solorensis) — Ostraciidae
Solor boxfish
Ostracion solorensis
Ostraciidae
 Spotted trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis) — Ostraciidae
Spotted trunkfish
Lactophrys bicaudalis
Ostraciidae
 Thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini) — Ostraciidae
Thornback cowfish
Lactoria fornasini
Ostraciidae
 Triangular boxfish (Tetrosomus concatenatus) — Ostraciidae
Triangular boxfish
Tetrosomus concatenatus
Ostraciidae
 Whitley's boxfish (Ostracion whitleyi) — Ostraciidae
Whitley's boxfish
Ostracion whitleyi
Ostraciidae
 Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) — Ostraciidae
Yellow boxfish
Ostracion cubicus
Ostraciidae